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Varney Hill

Varney Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Varney Hill rises to 187 m in Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands 905 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Swett Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33152838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.28866, -69.02782

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
  • Veterans Park: 3.2 mi
  • Harris Field: 3.8 mi
  • Davis Field: 4.3 mi
  • Schoodic Lake Boat Access: 5.5 mi
  • Sebec Lake Public Beach: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Cowyard Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Mud Gauntlet Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Gauntlet Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Hays Brook Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Monument Square: 12.3 mi
  • Children's Memorial: 18.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.5 mi
  • Cannon Monument: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Varney Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainNNW 341°905 m16.1 mi
Fourth MountainNW 305°714 m17.3 mi
Columbus MountainNW 314°707 m16.1 mi
Chairback MountainNW 316°667.5 m16.0 mi
Little Wilkie MountainN 352°629 m15.7 mi
Third MountainNW 309°610 m16.9 mi
Benson MountainWNW 297°559 m15.4 mi
Ebeemee MountainN 352°556 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:1018:49
June solstice04:4919:4320:28
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1315:0815:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151828405362676658463523
Precip in3.53.03.54.23.94.64.04.13.85.14.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barnard, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225395

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